Wall Street Journal – Public-Sector Unions Brace for Fallout From Supreme Court Decision on Fees
The Supreme Court ruling Wednesday enabling public-sector workers to stop paying certain union fees threatens to weaken a major stronghold of the political left and will set off campaigns by conservative groups to persuade workers to opt out of their unions.
KNKX – Public-Sector Unions In Washington Brace For Potentially Adverse Supreme Court Decision
Public-sector unions are bracing for a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that has the potential to hurt them financially. In Washington state, the case would affect almost 300,000 workers employed in the public sector, including teachers and other school staff represented by unions.
Chicago Sun Times – Gov. Rauner Hanging In Washington, Waiting For Supreme Court Janus Case Opinion
This is a city Gov. Bruce Rauner has mostly avoided since taking office, but in this election year he’s been here since Sunday, waiting for the Supreme Court opinion on the anti-public sector union case he started, Janus v AFSCME Council 31, with the decision expected on Wednesday, the last day of the term.
Q13 FOX – Olympia-based Freedom Foundation hails landmark court decision on union fees
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling issued Wednesday means hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians working in the public sector will no longer be required to pay union fees.
ABC 7 – Unions across SoCal react to Supreme Court decision over fees
There’s been a strong reaction from those who support labor unions in the Southland after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that government workers cannot be forced to pay union fees.
ABC 10 – What the SCOTUS labor union ruling could mean for California
The nation’s highest court ruled Wednesday that public employees, including teachers, cannot be required to pay union dues, even if they’re benefiting from the services provided by the union.
Bloomberg – Koch Brothers-Linked Group Declares New War on Unions
Following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that millions of public sector workers can stop paying union fees, a group tied to Republican billionaires long opposed to organized labor and its support of the Democratic Party has pledged to build on the landmark ruling to further marginalize employee representation.
The Daily Signal – Supreme Court Strikes Down Mandatory Union Fees for Government Employees
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that nonunion government workers can’t be forced to pay dues or other fees to support a union, further diminishing the power of organized labor and setting up what right-to-work proponents called the “hard work” of protecting free speech rights for the nation’s government employees.
Gotham Gazette – ‘It’s Really a Race’: Supreme Court Ruling Intensifies High-Stakes Battle for Public Workers
On a recent morning, Pam Stemberg tiptoed toward an open doorway. “My job is to stalk people,” she said.
That’s not quite her job. An English professor at City College in Upper Manhattan, Stemberg chases down colleagues in her second role as a union organizer. But her union pitch hasn’t emphasized pocketbook issues like wages or benefits; it’s been focused on the threat posed by a Supreme Court case called Janus v. AFSCME, which concerns whether millions of public sector workers nationwide can opt out of the fees imposed by the union that represents them.
Jacobin – How to Defeat the Post-Janus Union Attacks
Maybe it will come in the mail. Maybe a phone call, a knock on the door, or a Facebook ad. Give yourself a raise, they will say. Quit your union.
OC Register – Can California’s Public Employee Unions Thwart U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus Decision?
Soft spoken and bespectacled, Diana Corral, a 36-year old Orange County social worker, hardly fits the stereotype of union boss.
Open Secrets – Here’s why the Supreme Court’s “right-to-work” ruling is a win for conservatives
Public-sector labor unions can’t force nonmembers to pay fees, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, in a decision that could cripple unions’ abilities to spend money on political activities that usually benefit Democrats.
OPB – SCOTUS Ruling Prohibits Mandatory Union Dues For Public Employees
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Wednesday ruling to prohibit mandatory union dues for public employees could affect more than 400,000 workers in Oregon and Washington.
The Seattle Times – Battle lines sharpen in Washington state as top court says government can’t force workers to pay union fees
Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that says public employees can’t be forced to pay union fees is sure to escalate the fight in Washington state between unions and groups trying to erode their power.
The Daily News – ‘This is a union town’: Locals rally against high court labor ruling
Local unions will hold a rally at the Kelso-Longview border at 11 a.m. today to protest a U.S. Supreme Court decision that unions say undercuts their strength and financial support.
The News Tribune – Supreme Court Decision On Public Unions Has Big Implications In Washington State
Washington’s public unions took a double hit Wednesday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled they can’t force government workers to pay the cost of negotiating over salaries and other workplace benefits and appeared to invalidate a new state law that automatically enrolls employees.
KIRO 7 – Supreme Court deals big setback to labor unions
Ben Rast is a state safety inspector. He refuses to be a member of the Washington Federation of State Employees, but still has to pay union dues.
The Bulliten – Editorial: More Secrecy From Salem
There are two Kate Browns at the head of Oregon government. One took office in 2015, promising to promote both transparency and trust in government. The Other Kate, meanwhile, has sought more than once either to silence government employees or keep information about them and what they do secret.
The Lens – How Janus Could Affect Washington State
In a major blow to public sector labor unions, the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned 22 state laws requiring state employees pay them a representation fee, even if they aren’t members. While the decision could also overturn a new Washington law, the full impact to the state’s public policy is not yet known and could depend on what action if any is taken by either the state legislature or public unions themselves.
The Oregonian – Transparency in the post-Janus age: Editorial
Gov. Kate Brown wasted no time Wednesday morning in pledging her unwavering fealty to the public – public employee unions, that is.
